Although it’s good they stood by their rules, elsewhere Reuters points out
> S&P Global said it would modify entry rules for its broader S&P Total Market Index and Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index, creating a pathway for SpaceX to join those less widely followed indexes.
Funny enough, I'd say that is exactly the place where tristanj's crusade actually makes sense, because those indexes are supposed to track the total market
> S&P Global said it would modify entry rules for its broader S&P Total Market Index and Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index, creating a pathway for SpaceX to join those less widely followed indexes.
So not really as principled as it seems
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/sp-global-keeps-fas...